Contents of the BINGO.DOC file

Written by Mitch Harhay Produced by Emerging Ventures and Arts Copyright 1991 Mitch Harhay

Written with Fastgraph by Ted Gruber Software An excellent graphics library

--- PREFACE -------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to The Las Vegas Bingo Club(LVBC)! The LVBC is a 256 VGA Bingo game. This game requires a 256k-VGA card and a 100% Microsoft compatible mouse with a mouse driver installed. It would be to your best interest to read the documentation for better knowledge of the game and the functions of the game.

--- LICENSE AGREEMENT ---------------------------------------------

The Las Vegas Bingo Club is NOT Public Domain, but Shareware. The Shareware concept is try before you buy. You entitled to try this game for 10 days before you either pay the registration fee or delete the game and no longer use it.

The NON-REGISTERED version is not the same as the registered version. When you register you will be sent a disk that has the registered version. In this version you will have more types of bingo to play along with the beg screens removed.

Please feel free to distribute this non-registered version so others will be able to use it also. It must be distributed in its complete, unaltered form (i.e., all manuals, files, etc.). Commercial distributors of Shareware must obtain written permission from the author before making this product available. You may charge

no more than $5 to cover the cost of disk fees, etc.

Do not de-compile or disassemble this program. Doing so, or violating any other part of this license agreement, is a breach of the copyright notice.

--- ORDERING INFORMATION ------------------------------------------

To register The Las Vegas Bingo Club, print out he form ORDER.FRM and send it completed with U.S. funds. For more information about ordering see, REGISTER.DOC.

--- WARRANTY ------------------------------------------------------

The Las Vegas Bingo Club is provied AS IS without any kind of warranty. Neither Emerging Ventures and Arts(EVA) nor the author can be held liable for any damage of compuuter systems or data by the use of this program. In no even will EVA or the author be held responsible for damages, lost profits, or incidental or consequential damages by the use of this program.

To setup the game, create a subdirectory on any drive (i.e., C:\BINGO). Then just place all files contained in the Las Vegas Bingo Club archive into this directory. To begin the game, type BINGO.

--- STARTING THE GAME ---------------------------------------------

Once the game loads you will see the title screen on the screen. To turn off the music press the S key. To skip the screen/animation press the ENTER key (these features are only supported in the REGISTERED version).

After the title screen will be the main game playing area. There will be two cards on the screen. The bingo card to the right is the player card. The card to the left is the computer card, this card has the same numbers for all games.

You will be asked to make a game selection. Each game is very fun and challenging. The game types are as follows.

Classic Bingo

Classic Bingo - This game is the classic bingo game. To win in classic bingo you need bingo in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal way. The diagram below shows examples of how to win. See diagram from more information.

B I N G O

xxx xx xx xx xx

xxx x

xxx FREE

xxx x

xxx x

T Bingo Game

T Bingo Game - The object of this variation of bingo is to have your chips arranged in a way that a T is formed. ONLY the upright T is a win in this game. See diagram for more information.

B I N G O

x x x x x

x

FREE

x

x

X Game

The X game - To win this game you must have an X formed through your bingo card. See diagram for more information.

B I N G O

x x

x x

FREE

x x

x x

Diamond Game (*)

The Diamond game - In this game you must have a diamond shape marked off on your card. See diagram for more information.

B I N G O

x

x x

x FREE x

x x

x

Corner Game (*)

The corner game - In this game you must have all four corners marked off to win. See diagram for more information.

B I N G O

x x

FREE

x x

Center Game (*)

The Center Game - In this game all the center squares must be marked off to win. See diagram for more information.

B I N G O

x x x

x FREE x

x x x

All Number Bingo (*)

The all number game - In this game you must have all your numbers marked off to win. See diagram for more information.

B I N G O

x x x x x

x x x x x

x x FREE x x

x x x x x

x x x x x

(*) - Only supported in the REGISTERED version of the Las Vegas Bingo Club.

Once you have selected your card and bingo game the numbers will start being selected. On the screen you will see a white ball fall from the top of the screen. On the ball is the letter and number picked. The mouse has the control over the red bingo chip pointer. If you have a number being picked move the pointer over to the number and press the left mouse button. If this number was previously picked or currently was picked a red bingo chip will be placed over the number.

If you fall behind the numbers being picked you can select the H key. This key pauses the computer from picking new numbers. You can then flip from the previous number page to the player bingo card while the hold key is on. Once you get caught up press the H key once again to turn the selection of numbers on.

A number will be selected every 5 seconds if a button has not been pressed.

If you have bingo, press the SPACE BAR key. The computer will then check your card to see if you have bingo. If you have bingo a winning screen will be displayed. After which you will be asked to select another game type.

There are NO ties in the Las Vegas Bingo Club. If the computer has bingo right after the number was selected the computer will win.

NOTE: You can check for bingo while the HOLD key is active.

Pressing the ESC key at anytime will return you to the main selection area where you will be able to QUIT from the program.

--- TECHNICAL INFORMATION -----------------------------------------

Not enough memory to run - This means that your video card does not support enough video memory to run The Las Vegas Bingo Club or your computer does not have enough free memory to run LVBC.

You need a VGA card that has atleast 256k of video memory.

Mouse Missing Error - If your mouse is not connected or your mouse driver is not loaded into memory then you will have this error. The Las Vegas Bingo Club has been tested using Microsoft, Logitech, and a Kraft Roller Ball.

File Missing Errors - These errors are caused by a file Las Vegas Bingo Club needs is missing. The following files should be in the LVBCxx.ZIP file:

All .EXE, .GAM, and .FNT files are needed for the Las Vegas BIngo Club to run. If you are missing one of these files check the archive for the file. If the file is missing out of the archive please notify the Sysop of the BBS you downloaded it from. The latest versions of all EVA software will be available on Dust Devil BBS (702) 796-7134 in Las Vegas, NV.

If you have any technical questions with the Las Vegas Bingo Club please write to:

EVA - LVBC Support 1525 Darlene Way Boulder City, NV 89005

Include a description of any problems you have or questions. You may also contact me by calling Dust Devil BBS and writing E-mail to Mitch Harhay. The phone number is:

Dust Devil BBS (702) 796-7134 [HST] Las Vegas, Nevada

--- SPECIAL THANKS TO... ------------------------------------------

Diana and Ted Gruber of Ted Gruber Software. Thanks for all the ideas and help! (Diana, here have a game!)

John Gibbs, my partner. Thanks for keeping those backup files that came in handy!

John Wagner and Steve Lumos, thanks for all the bug findings and great ideas which made LVBC what it is today. 🙂

I thank the Lord Almighty that keeps me faced in the right direction in life.

--- CHECK IT OUT! -------------------------------------------------

Be sure to check out Cyberwars another production of Emerging Ventures and Arts. This is an excellent 256-VGA arcade robotic wars game!

Fastgraph is a registered trademark of Ted Gruber Software. The Las Vegas Bingo Club is a trademark of Emerging Ventures and Arts.